Post by metman on Feb 7, 2012 20:42:47 GMT
From about 1947, 5 car O/P stock trains from the Met's Uxbridge service started to be used on the Circle Service. Several questions:
1) At what rate did the transfers take place? The old saloon stock only started to be scrapped in 1950!
2) Was the Uxbridge line ever short of stock due to (the poor metadyne performance) this - the F stock was still working on the District until 1950-51?
3) I note that two 7 car trains started running from 1947. How were these formed from the remaining stock? Did uncoupling stop so trains were either 6 or 8 cars like the T stock?
4) Did mostly O stock move to the Circle? P-Trailer-O+O-P? If so, how often did stock get switched over between the Uxbridge line and the Circle?
5) The Hammersmith and City service used (mostly) O stock M-T-M+M-T-M. Did this ever get swapped with the 5 car Circle trains so 6 car O stock would work the Circle and 5 car O/P stock worked the H&C.
Of course all this stopped from 1957 when bulk conversion of the Circle Line stock to CO/CP began!
1) At what rate did the transfers take place? The old saloon stock only started to be scrapped in 1950!
2) Was the Uxbridge line ever short of stock due to (the poor metadyne performance) this - the F stock was still working on the District until 1950-51?
3) I note that two 7 car trains started running from 1947. How were these formed from the remaining stock? Did uncoupling stop so trains were either 6 or 8 cars like the T stock?
4) Did mostly O stock move to the Circle? P-Trailer-O+O-P? If so, how often did stock get switched over between the Uxbridge line and the Circle?
5) The Hammersmith and City service used (mostly) O stock M-T-M+M-T-M. Did this ever get swapped with the 5 car Circle trains so 6 car O stock would work the Circle and 5 car O/P stock worked the H&C.
Of course all this stopped from 1957 when bulk conversion of the Circle Line stock to CO/CP began!
